Author: Capt. Scott Wagner

I have been fishing the Georgia and South Carolina Coast for 30 years and guiding full time for 20 plus years. What you will get from me is a quality fishing trip, whether with fly rod or spinning tackle that is always a long time on the water for the rate. My half days run more like 5-6 hours and full days are over 8 hours. 4 hours on a half day just isn't long enough to fish. What you will not get from me is a quick trip to spots 5 minutes away that are fished heavily so can make it back to the dock in time for my next trip. I have guided through out the southeast as well as Alaska and the Bahamas. I have been instrumental in developing shallow water sight casting in Georgia and South Carolina and have been the first to introduce Tarpon fishing on fly rod to South Carolina and Georgia!!

Fishing Savannah


Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water.Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water.Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water.Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water. Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water. Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water.Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water.Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water.Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water. Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water.

 

What a Tarpon season this has been !!  All year long when these silver bruisers are not here all I can think of is seeing them rolling up the beach after being gone for so long.    With every cold front that passes some fish are leaving some will remain for a bit longer.  In some regards I almost want them to leave so I can gain my sanity back, What’s left of it ! No more getting up at 3:30 or 4a to make to certain spots under the cover of darkness.  As fall and winter approaches I have mixed emotions, I wish tarpon were not leaving and yet in some way glad to see them go !

fishing Savannah


Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water.
nice red cruising thru the grass

 

Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water.
taking it all in

 

Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water.
Damn poon spit the hook ! actually that;’s not a bad thing. 90 degrees no wind pulling on 100 lbs of pissed off fish.

 

Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water.
Wardy Moore with a nice puppy drum

 

Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water.
Man in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water. Wardy MooreMan in outdoor gear holding a freshly caught fish by the water.

Right now it’s what do you want to catch ?  The trout bite is good, reds are doing their thing, Big Jacks are here, and poon are doing it big time getting ready for the swim south.  An old buddy of mine from the Outer Banks surprised me one day saying he was here and wanted to go fishing, so we went.  With some tough conditions Wardy caught some trout ,reds and jumped a big tarpon !  It was great to see ya again Wardy and hoped to get ya back down soon.  I think September has to be my favorite month of the year to fish, so much variety and the weather is perfect.  The fish have been feeling the shorter days and the shrimp are large so they know it’s time to get their feed on.  Their all turnt up!  Looks like the tropics may be firing up a bit so who knows what that bitch Mother Nature is going to toss at us, but if I can’t fish hopefully she’ll toss some fun surf in the mix.

 

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